The teenager allegedly responsible for a crash that split another car in half, killing a 33-year-old man, was charged with murder Wednesday.
Jonathan Trueheart, 18, of Ambler, Pa., was charged with third degree murder, homicide by vehicle and many vehicle code offenses Wednesday morning.
According to police, Trueheart was driving his red Ford Explorer at a high speed when he drove through a Middletown school zone Tuesday morning and crashed into the car of Joseph Sherlock, 33, of Upper Providence Township, according to police.
The force of the accident was so great, it cut Sherlock’s car in two. Sherlock was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said the accident scene was "horrific."
Trueheart was driving erratically at 90 mph in the school zone at about 8 a.m. Tuesday and drove through a steady red light on Route 352 North right before the crash, say police. Parkside officer Mark Marchesi was working a school crossing detail at Forestview Road and Route 352 and tried to stop a driver for allegedly speeding in a school zone, say police.
Trueheart was denied bail.
